Halo: Reach is the prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, and chronicles one of the most cataclysmic events of the Halo Universe, the destruction of the UNSC fortress world Reach, through the eyes of a squad of Spartan super-soldiers known as Noble Team.

Spartans never die, their just MIA

After just watching the first actual trailer for this game (via VGA's) I can fully say that I am 100% pumped for this game, judging by the names they threw around in the trailer its going to be exactly like the book. WHICH IS AMAZING. I was worried they were going to make it some weird alternate version of Reach but nope there totally going to have the cast from the book. Also I am really digging the character design, its not just a bunch of Master Chiefs running around. They, like in the books, have there own unique armor which just added to my excitement to this game. I absolutely cannot wait for this game.

Is anyone else not extremely excited for this game after seeing that???

After just watching the first actual trailer for this game (via VGA's) I can fully say that I am 100% pumped for this game, judging by the names they threw around in the trailer its going to be exactly like the book. WHICH IS AMAZING. I was worried they were going to make it some weird alternate version of Reach but nope there totally going to have the cast from the book. Also I am really digging the character design, its not just a bunch of Master Chiefs running around. They, like in the books, have there own unique armor which just added to my excitement to this game. I absolutely cannot wait for this game.

Is anyone else not extremely excited for this game after seeing that???

" I'm pretty sure that the majority of people who saw it were extremely underwhelmed. "

Obviously, it's contingent on your expectations.

I'm a big Halo fan. And Halo: Reach tickled the more cerebral part of my gaming-brain. It's like ODST, more subtle. Bungie isn't trying to "wow" you anymore with shots of the Master Chief diving out of a goddamn spaceship or standing on a cliff overlooking a battalion of Covenant Cruisers.

Before, that was Bungie's sole purpose in their teasers. Now, they're a more mature studio. I mean, look at the teaser for ODST. There was the incredible juxtaposed against the personal. And we're getting that again.

" I'm pretty sure that the majority of people who saw it were extremely underwhelmed. "

I was one of them. Nothing really jumped out at me. Didn't look any better, or different than ODST or even Halo 3. "

Are you blind??!?! It looked way better than Halo3/ODST. "

I noticed some slight differences, but I didn't see any indication that was in engine footage. "

I heard that Bungie stated the footage would be in engine (I'm too lazy to actually find that from bungie so I'll leave it at that)...so if that was in engine this game is going to look fucking brilliant.

" We can hardly wait. A tremendous amount of work went into this two and a half minute first look. Creative Director Marcus Lehto, and his Halo: Reach team knew it was gonna be a challenge to get it into fighting shape in just two months time, but they didn’t want your first look to be CG footage. You demand more from Bungie. So you’re getting a snippet of a cinematic."

" I'm pretty sure that the majority of people who saw it were extremely underwhelmed. "

I was one of them. Nothing really jumped out at me. Didn't look any better, or different than ODST or even Halo 3. "

Are you blind??!?! It looked way better than Halo3/ODST. "

I noticed some slight differences, but I didn't see any indication that was in engine footage. "

I heard that Bungie stated the footage would be in engine (I'm too lazy to actually find that from bungie so I'll leave it at that)...so if that was in engine this game is going to look fucking brilliant. "

@Jeffsekai said:

" @brainboy77 said:

" @Jeffsekai: no, not really. there was no gameplay. the graphics looked great, but it was nevertheless a cinematic. if the gameplay is still the same, then I probably will not get this game. "

For some strange reason, I bought into the hype of Halo 3, preordered it and then sometime down the road realized I'm not even really a big Halo fan and didn't pick my copy up till about two weeks after it was released even though I had prepaid for the entire thing >.> Took me a good long while to finish it as it just didn't really appeal to me.. it felt so... generic.

Never again shall I make the mistake of buying into Halo hype! Though for those who enjoy the series, all the power to ya and hopefully the game is evrything you want it to be.

it will be neat to see how other spartan personalities are. so far we've really only been given a taste of master chief who is a self sacrificing hero. the dude with a skull on his helmet and sharpening a knife on his arm seemed pretty legit.